South Africa Tour Describes War's Aftermath and Travel
An American traveler in Natal, South Africa, reports on wartime destruction, climate, railways, and daily life. He contrasts Durban and Pietermaritzburg with Ladysmith, notes poor business conditions after the Anglo Boer War, and recounts travel by post cart and train, rail costs, and living expenses.
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Yoyal
Ladysmith
Natal
South Africa
Cape Qt
Durban
S. Kenilworth Castle
Mr Wiis
New York City
Great Britain
Free States
General Sherman
Indian Ocean
Drakensberg
Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritsburg
Symes Thompson
Maritzburg
Harrlemuth
van Remen's Pass
Free State
Ship River
George White
Dr Carter
Lihe
America
United States
Jarburg
South African Telegraph Union
Cape Colony
Orange River Colony
Transvaal
Kieling Loses Suit Over Fences and Road Usability
In Rock Island circuit court Judge Gest sustains demurrer for damages, denying Will iam Killing of Coal Valley a claim of 500 dollars for pasture destruction due to alleged fencing failure along the railroad right of way. The case centers on cattle straying under bridges and the railroad’s fence policy.
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Gest
Rock Island Road
William Killing
Coal Valley Township
Killing
Mr. Killing
Mr. Buchanan
Mr Killing
Tenworthy
Memorial Service by Bar for Judge Glenn
A memorial for the late Judge John J Glenn was held by the Rock Island County Bar Association last Friday. Court stood adjourned at 12 pm in respect to the veteran jurist who served on the circuit court bench for many years. Resolutions drawn by the bar committee were adopted and ordered spread on the records. Memorial addresses were given by Wm Jackson E D Sweeney and several other local officials and judges.
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John J Glenn
Rock Island County Bar Association
Circuit Court
Glenn
Bar Association
Wm Jackson
E D Sweeney
Name origin of Aledo traced to Swedish settler tale
The Aledo Tribune debunks a popular tale linking Aledo’s name to a blindfold letter-picking game. It recounts a Swede who repeatedly said a foreign phrase and how the settlement grew from a village to a city, with the name evolving over time from hal he do to Aledo.
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Aledo Tribune
Tribune
Aledo
United States
Castle Square
Hinessa
Bartlett Pleads Guilty. Fined 20 and Costs
William Bartlett of the Cederberg and Bartlett saloon on Third Avenue pleaded guilty Saturday to two counts of keeping open on Sundays. He was fined 20 dollars and costs on each count.
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William Bartlett
Cederberg & Bartlett
Third Avenue
Executor's Notice of Mahlstedt Estate in Rock Island
Executor Gus Mahlstedt announces he will appear in Rock Island County Court in March to adjust all claims against the Peter Mahlstedt estate. Creditors must present claims or make payment by the date, with the notice dated December 30 1904.
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Hstate
Peter Mahlistedt
Peter Mahlstedt
Rock Island
Ilinois
Rock Island County
Gus Mahlstedt
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Bloemfontein
Harrismith
Winburg
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Missouri
Moline
Resich
Sarnér
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Rock Teland Road
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Unéeda Biscuit
Uneeda
National Biscuit Company
Durant
Humphreys’ Medicine Co
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New York
Parker
Peoples’ Savings Bank & Trust Company
Moline. Tiinois
People’s Savings ‘Bank & Trust Company
Nats
Said People's Savings Bank & Trust Company
Kinola Trust Company
People's Car & Trust Company
H. Deere
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Inter Ocean
New York World
Moline Review-Dispatch
John Deere
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